Speakers included Board Chair Bruce Koehn, Executive Director Mary Morris, volunteers and clients. Attendees also got a first viewing of the new Cabrini Partnership video entitled Creating Home, which chronicles three residents’ stories about coming home to an apartment decorated by students in the Dakota County Technical College interior design program.
“[Cabrini Partnership] believed in me before I believed in myself,” said Diana, a Cabrini Partnership client, in speech at event.
Attendees learned how funding cuts and reduced giving has made even the most essential items difficult to get, and that homelessness has increased by 20 percent over the last three years (according to Wilder Research).
Needs were illustrated at the event with props. A doll house sat on one table to illustrate the need to secure housing. A chair sat on another to represent acquiring furnishings. A stack of text books shows that donations help pay GED test fees. These are a few of the ways Cabrini Partnership puts funds to work for their clients:
- $1,000secures an apartment, acquires furniture and purchases food and cleaning supplies for the first month.
- $600 pays an apartment deposit.
- $250pays for basic furniture from Bridging and moves it into an apartment.
- $150 pays GED test fees and connects a client with a tutor.
- $50 buys a grocery gift certificate.
- $25 buys a bus pass.
A gift in any amount supports our mission and goes toward fulfilling the greatest needs.
Cabrini Partnership thanks Brad Farnham and Scott Novak for videography and production of the Creating Home video. We also appreciate Janice, Merlyne and Michael for sharing their stories.
The mission of Cabrini Partnership is to provide housing and services to support homeless adults with mental illness and chemical dependency to strengthen their lives, families and community.
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